Mumbai Musings

This is my fourth visit to Mumbai but first one when I am meeting a large no of people outside usual sphere of convenience.
I met some interesting people for periods of time extending from few minutes to few days and would try to mention some intresting cretures.

At the top of list are two taxi wallas

First one a gujarati, I guess he was a muslim but he was aghast at new brees of up bihari taxiwallas, rich people , police , family members everything in world. I pray to god don't make me such a bitter man in my old age.

Second was a r\thakur near benaras and was aghast at chamars for putting banners on road to celebrate ambedkar jayanti. i joined his chorus to understand why he thinks so but there was nothing in his brain besides caste prejudice. My question as to why driving taxi if you are a thakur syunned him. Caste runs in blood of Indians.



Third was a boy , a student of first year BMS in the hostel room which I was going to occupy. he was speaking gujarati so i asked him whether he was gujju. He replied no , roman catholic. I said no mater what religion is you can't lose your regionL IDENTITY. THERE ARE WIDE DIFFERENCES IN A MALLU christian and north indian one. Then he says I am portugese not converted. Actually I could say that your forefathers were bastards actually but did not say anything and wondered what will happen to this country when people love to trace their lineage from some foreign invador but not accept their local roots.